The white men of history have left the building. Jeffrey L. Page and Diane Paulus’ nontraditional, ethnically diverse revival of the Tony-winning musical “1776” — now at the Ahmanson — offers one last ...

Seventy-five Philadelphia students thought the stakes were high when they debuted ‘1776: the Musical′ in front of a crowd that included former President Joe Biden, former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As we celebrate America's 250th birthday, this year, the nation's oldest theater is staging a blockbuster musical that tells the ...

Drawing lessons from performing in 1776, deaf actress argues America thrives when citizens verify facts, compromise, respect ...

4 SFBATCC Names New Leadership Team for Historic 50th Season This time around, those who had no voice in the original deliberations in the hot and humid Philadelphia meetings of the Second Continental ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Revivals never go out of style on Broadway, and the touring production of “1776” glides into the Buell Theatre this week on the heels of Denver stops for “To ...

A history lesson on the figures who shaped our country; plus, the star of the musical explains how this revival reimagines a classic. Actress and vocalist Liz Mikel joins us to discuss her role as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A local community theatre group in Largo will be performing the award-winning musical "1776" right before the 250th anniversary of ...

Rev. John Witherspoon is a role in 1776, a musical that opened Broadway in 1969. Based on a conception of Sherman Edwards<p> The Tony Award winning musical 1776 is based on the events leading up to ...

More than 200 years after that historic moment, and five decades since "1776" first enthralled audiences, it continues to hum with relevance. In a 2016 Playbill interview, Lin-Manuel Miranda called it ...

“1776: The Musical” is now running at the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts, performed entirely by Philly high school students. The production coincides with America’s 250th ...

Since 1969, Broadway musical "1776" has been entertaining crowds across the United States and beyond, but for the first time since launching, the show is touring without men portraying the founding ...